Denny Hamlin's bad luck finally ran out

With his win Sunday, Denny Hamlin jumped from 15th to eighth in the Sprint Cup standings

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No driver has been more snake-bitten this season than Hamlin, who won his first race of 2008 on Sunday. Two weeks ago at Bristol, Hamlin held the lead with two laps to go, but on the final restart he had a problem with his fuel pickup, and he wound up sixth. Before that, on March 9 in Atlanta, he was running in second midway through the race when he experienced trouble with his power steering, which caused him to come in 15th. Plus his hometown too SMILE!

Junior's fans blame crew chief

There are a lot of tough jobs in NASCAR, but one of the toughest continues to be the one Tony Eury Jr. has. When Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't win, some of his most loyal fans look for somebody to blame. His crew chief is often handy, and there have been times when Eury Jr.'s strategy has been debatable. But there's hardly anybody in racing who gets thrown under the bus faster by his team's fans. At Bristol, Eury Jr. had Earnhardt Jr. stay out on a late caution. When the race restarted with five laps left, the car was third but last among those on old tires. Everybody behind Earnhardt Jr. came in, and that put the No. 88 Chevrolet team in a bad spot. Earnhardt Jr. managed a fifth-place finish, which under the circumstances wasn't terrible. The worst part about Eury Jr.'s call was that it was a defensive move. Instead of making trying to win, Eury Jr. chose to try to protect a decent finish by keeping track position. That's points racing, and fans justifiably hate that, even if it is Earnhardt Jr.

Mo: Yeah I was not happy about that too but he still was top five but could done better if He went in to change at least two right tires (maybe it is the right call who know)

The new Sprint Cup car has reached its first birthday (COT).

(Car for Tomorrow)

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RCR goes 1-2-3

Richard Childress Racing pulled off a feat Sunday that's not quite as easy as 1-2-3. With its first sweep in team history, RCR also became the first team to finish in the top three spots since Roush Fenway Racing did so four times in '05.



The win was Burton's first of 2008 and his 20th of his career. Additionally, it was Chevrolet's first win of 2008

Dale Jarrett's last ride

It is no surprise that a Joe Gibb's car won the Kobalt Tools 500.

Kyle Busch celebrates winning the Kobalt Tools 500 in victory lane at the Altanta Motor Speedway. Busch, who drives a Toyota Camry, became the first driver of a foreign manufactured car to win a U.S. stock-car race since 1954.
that it was Kyle Busch. But seem no surprise to see a less than for Kyle by fans in attendance and at the track.

What this man doing to UPS #44
With a 2.8 second lead over his closest 2nd place in the final lap of the race
What an idiot Kyle decided to take issue with UPS driver, Dale Jarrett, almost wrecking the driver in the turn just to get him out of his way.
Now Kyle was probably in the hurry and wanted to win that race so badly but could have cost him the race and took out him out the race.

He may be fun to watch but still fans or drivers will say something {complaining} to him very soon

Congrat to Kyle

Is that Checker flag or Checkered win?

First, the oil cooler lid incident.

In postrace inspection, NASCAR found the lid in Edwards' oil cooler "off." That's how it was explained. Off.


That means Edwards could have had an advantage. No oil cooler lid means more air, which could mean more speed

I bet Carl & Roush will lose 25 to 100 points each, Osborne is looking at a 6 week suspension. Roush will appeal....stay tuned.

{UPDATE}

Edwards' Penalties Include:

* 100 driver points
* 100 owner points
* 10-point Chase bonus for winning a race
* Six week suspension for crew chief Bob Osbourne
* $100,000 fine for Osbourne
* Probation until Dec. 31 for Osbourne